Archive for • Challenge to Action
• Coach’s Conundrum #12
Coach’s Conundrum #12 Seven Times in Seven Places! This is not original with me. I first heard it from Karl Bastian, and I have been using it ever since. It just makes sense to me, knowing how much communication is needed in children’s ministry to just get the simplest message to stick. So here is […]
• The Kid-Helper Credo
The Real Kid-Helper Credo A Real Kid Helper is one that is not only focused on the physical needs of children, but their spiritual needs, as well. To those who seek to minister to children in churches, we need to declare our public policy and intentions about how we treat every child that comes under […]
• Learning Leadership On the Job
Learning Leadership On the Job Very few churches hire a Kidmin that is fully trained in Leadership. They expect you to grow in your leadership, while you are in the position. However, they expect you to have some training in place, so they do not have to fully training you in Leadership. So another way […]
• Let’s Talk Training
Let’s Talk Training What is Successful Training? Training is more involved that just gathering a crowd who listen to you talk. Successful training is “teaching” that can only be measured by those who can DO what you are training them to do. If those you “train” cannot DO something, then you might just be “orienting” […]
• Build a Good Reference Library
Building A Good Reference Library Early on, at the beginning of my ministerial career I was challenged to collect volumes for my library that would contribute to building my own ministerial library. So I began seriously buying books as I could afford them. As I began my Bible School training I would always buy […]
• Sublist: Deep & Wide
Sublist: Deep & Wide Having a two dimensional Substitute List is the long-term solution to all your Recruiting needs. The chronic weekend cancellations of your volunteers can be adequately dealt with, if you have a Sublist that is both deep and wide. A Deep Sublist is one that is constantly growing longer. It is a […]
• Leadership: Recalculating
Leadership: Recalibrating (Take a Good Hard Look and Adjust) Every leader must learn to evaluate themselves and their ministry. This process can be both introspective and challenging. If you are part of a ministry that values an annual Performance Review, then you are familiar with being evaluating by another. However, there is nothing more invigorating […]
• All Eyes Forward
All Eyes Forward: Getting the Attention of Kids How do you get and keep the attention of kids in a large group? We were running late by four hours on a Christmas short-term mission trip into Baja. We were bringing presents to the village children. There were nearly four hundred children of all ages waiting […]
• The Magic Challenge Winner
The winner of the $5 Christmas Magic Challenge is….drum roll please, Joel Smith The Magic Challenge for my students was to Create a New Magic Trick with no more than $5 from a Dollar Tree, 99 Cent Store (or comparable store). The new Christmas Magic Trick made with props and things purchased. Contest was over […]
• Creating a Barney’s Blizzard
How to Create a Barney’s Blizzard Please read these instructions before trying this at home. First you need to find a thick, firm coffee mug, not a glass or thin coffee cup. Then you need the best ice cream, of your choice. You might try plain flavors at first, those without nuts or any additive […]
